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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

1,584 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 80

Injured by Lamp Explosion

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

Austin Grono, of Emu Plains, suffered burns to the left foot and leg when, a kerosene lamp exploded at Taylor Point, Broken Bay, on 1st inst…

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Woman Injured by Truck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

WHEN she stepped off the footpath to catch a tram in Elizabeth Street, City, yesterday, Mrs. Ellen, Allen (57), Gordon Street,…

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Woman Injured by Truck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 4

WHEN she stepped off the footpath to catch a tram in Elizabeth Street, City, yesterday, Mrs. Ellen Allen (57). Gordon Street,…

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Bombed Seaman in Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 10

A merchant seaman, who had been under frequent bombings in the Mediterranean and at Milne Bay, New Guinea, drove a car which ran down…

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Big Accident Loss

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK.--Accidents in United States industries during 1941 wasted ten times as much time as strikes, according to the Director of…

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Sirens at Nth. Sydney Sounded by Accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 7

A MECHANICAL defect caused the "all-clear" signal to be sounded at North Sydney at 6 p.m. and again at 7.25 p.m. yesterday. On each…

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Sirens at Nth. Sydney Sounded by Accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 7

A MECHANICAL defect caused the "all-clear" signal to be sounded at North Sydney at 6 p.m. and again at 7.25 p.m. yesterday. On each…

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Sirens at Nth. Sydney Sounded by Accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 7

A MECHANICAL defect caused the "all-clear" signal to be sounded at North Sydney at 6 p.m. and again at 7.25 p.m. yesterday. On each…

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Sirens at Nth. Sydney Sounded by Accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 7

A MECHANICAL defect caused the "all-clear" signal to be sounded at North Sydney at 6 p.m. and again at 7.25 p.m. yesterday. On each…

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Accident Discloses Nazi Detail Maps

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--Minutely-detailed maps of Sweden and Norway, found in a German freight car, have been confiscated by the Swedish authorities, says…

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Mayfowl's Lapse Was Accidental

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 12

THE stewards inquired into the reason for Mayfowl being hopelessly left at the post in the Fairfield Handicap…

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Man Injured by Car Dies

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 8

James Joseph Smith, 48, of Forest Road, Mortdale, was fatally injured on Saturday night when he was knocked down by a car on the Nepean…

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Knives Used in City Brawl Soldiers Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 7

Knives, bottles, and fists were used in a fierce brawl in a hamburger shop at the corner of Elizabeth and Albion Streets,…

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Sergeant Killed In Air Accident

The Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 3

Sergeant Cyril Wattie Jackson. 23, of Biringhan, near Blair Athol, North Queensland, was killed when an aircraft crashed…

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Boy Accidentally Shot

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 2

DUBBO, Wednesday.-- Lance Hayden (10) was critically wounded when a pea-rifle being used by his 12-years-old sister on his parents'…

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Boy Accidentally Shot

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 2

DUBBO, Wednesday.-- Lance Hayden (10) was critically wounded when a pea-rifle being used by his 112-years-old sister on his parents'…

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Boy Accidentally Shot

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 2

DUBBO, Wednesday.--Lance Hayden (10) was critically wounded when a pea-rifle being used by his 12-years-old sister on his parents'…

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Boy Accidentally Shot

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 2

DUBBO, Wednesday.--Lance Hayden (10) was critically wounded when a pea-rifle being used by his 12-years-old sister on his parents'…

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Drowned At Sea

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 5

Three Newcastle men were among those who lost their lives when an Allied frieghter was…

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8 Die In Air Collision

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 3

Eight airmen were killed when two aircraft collided in mid-air during RAAF training…

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